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Colombia’s Bancolombia to buy HSBC Panama for $2.1-billion
Customers leave a HSBC branch in Dubai in a file photo. London-based HSBC could make about $1.4-billion from the sale of its Panama assets, as the business is being sold at three times its estimated net asset value of $700-million (U.S.).
Ex-head of rescued Dutch bank SNS Reaal ‘in hiding,’ sources say
The Dutch government nationalized SNS Reaal on Feb. 1, in a €10-billion ($13.5-billion) rescue.
Tim Hortons may serve up dividend hike despite troubling sales trends
A Tim Hortons employee grabs a doughnut for a customer.
China’s foreign oil output surges
A cyclist rides past a gas station of CNOOC (China National Offshore Oil Corporation) in Zhoukou city, central Chinas Henan province, in this file photo.
Meet the Vogels: New doc shows not every great art collector is a gazillionaire
Art collectors Dorothy and Herb Vogel a few years ago in their art-filled New York apartment (Herb died last summer.)
In eastern Ontario, a battery five times the size of Niagara Falls
Northland Power business development director John Wright overlooks the Marmora mine site, where the company plans to build an artificial waterfall that would pump water into a reservoir when electricity prices are low, and let it fall to a powerhouse below to generate electricity when prices are high.
Amid the gloom, rays of light break through to euro zone
Snafu at the Mirvish box office as Book of Mormon tickets go on sale
The Book of Mormon on Broadway.
Who knows best where to eat: a chef or a critic?
Toronto chef Claudio Aprile contributed to the new book Where Chefs Eat.
The season of love lost: How to invest after divorce
‘When you divorce, you’re splitting your income in half, but not your expenses. Unless you change your lifestyle, it can be devastating,” says Perry Quinton, vice-president, marketing, at the Investor Education Fund in Toronto.
Germany uncovers multimillion-euro pyramid scheme
The city of Hamburg. Investigators searched premises in the federal states of Hesse, Bavaria and Hamburg, and have arrested six people.
Have your say: How do we create a safe space for people with mental illness to come forward for help?
Michael Landsberg , TSN host
Nike, Oakley cut ties with Pistorius
Nike I am the bullet in the chamber ad with Oscar Pistorius.
German employment reaches highest level since reunification
Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks in Brussels Jan. 30, 2012. Some 41.9 million people were employed in Germany in the fourth quarter of 2012.
It’s all about Danica at the Daytona 500 this weekend
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Danica Patrick (R) celebrates securing the pole position with fellow Sprint Cup driver and inside pole winner Jeff Gordon during qualifying for the Daytona 500 on February 17, 2013.
Is it time to throw out the wine rule book? This expert says so
Beppi Crosariol
Avid cyclist, 51, gears up for new career
Former graphic designer Ulrike Rodrigues landed a job in her dream industry: she is now the integrated Web-content co-ordinator at Live to Play Sports. The Port Coquitlam-based company distributes premium bicycles, parts and accessories.
Amplats to resume South African operations
Striking platinum miners march near the Anglo-American Platinum (Amplats) mine near Rustenburg in South Africa on Oct. 12, 2012.
Calgary oilman named interim head of Quebec energy association
Michael Binnion, CEO of Questerre Energy.
Apple hit by hackers in ‘first really big attack on Macs’
An employee cleans an advertisement at an Apple dealership in Wuhan, China in a file photo.
Currency wars: It’s starting to look a bit too much like 1931
A Chinese 100 yuan banknote is placed under a $100 U.S. banknote in this photo illustration.
TNT Express’s prospects post-UPS not quite dynamite
A courier van of UPS is seen in front of the head office of TNT in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands March 19, 2012.
Government invests millions in 'innovation projects'
Minister of State for Science and Technology Gary Goodyear responds during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Sept. 27, 2012.
Should RIM pull the trigger on a sale now?
Scott Barlow
Jays' Gibbons says talent not red tape will determine final roster
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Brandon Morrow works out at the team's MLB baseball spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida February 11, 2013.
Parenting advice from a Kardashian? Kourtney's take on 'mom guilt'
Kourtney Kardashian and partner Scott Disick
Carrick on money: Five stages of retirement-planning angst
Stressed businesswoman
PM Jebali resigns after failing to form new government
Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali arrives for a round of consultations with other political parties at the Carthage Palace in Tunis in this February 15, 2013 file photo. Jebali resigned on Feb. 19, 2013 after his attempt to form a government of technocrats and end a political crisis failed.
Legendary Muskoka Oddity, Ontario
Energy revolution feeds bull market hopes
Technician Sean Cline finishes up the conversion of a diesel engine on Jan. 17, 2013, that has been converted to run on a blend of diesel and natural gas in Gibsonia, Pa. Oil- and gas companies from Pennsylvania to Texas are using the huge diesel engines to operate pumps that propel millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals down a well bore in the fracturing process to break apart rock or tight sands that trap natural gas.
Religious-freedom envoy to ensure that ‘Canada will not be silent,’ PM says
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announcing the appointment of Andrew Bennett, right, as head of the Office of Religious Freedom on Feb. 19, 2013.
Château Roquefort Blanc 2011, France
Te’o looking to excel at NFL combine
Notre Dame Fighting Irish linebacker Manti Te'o gets past Wake Forest Demon Deacons guard Dylan Intemann during the second half of their NCAA college football game in South Bend, Indiana, in this November 17, 2012 file photo.
Delas Frères Les Launes Crozes-Hermitage 2010, France
Henri Bourgeois Sancerre Les Baronnes 2011, France
Valiano Poggio Teo Chianti Classico 2008, Italy
Dairy king Danone feels the squeeze
Ontario PCs push forward with motion to hold Liberals in contempt
Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak.
Gloria Ferrer Sonoma Brut, California
More to Orlando golf and hotels than just Disney
With its two signature golf layouts, Streamsong is worlds away from anything you could ever imagine in Florida
At midday: S&P 500 hits new five-year high
Traders work the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Dec. 26, 2012.
BMW recalls 569,830 cars in U.S., Canada due to electrical problem
File photo of BMW luxury car logo's in a spare part store at a BMW garage in Niderwangen near Bern, May 24, 2012.
This Week In Golf
Accenture Match Play Championship trophy
Brokerage startups will need healthy dose of optimism
Young people ‘desensitized to extreme violence,’ police chief says after teenager shot dead
Supplied photo of Jarvis Montaque, 15
Ontario Liberals up in polls since Wynne won, but election a gamble
Newly elected Liberal Party leader Kathleen Wynne is speaks to media in Toronto, Ont. Saturday, January 26, 2013.
Think you’re smarter than a hedge fund manager?
A 2005 file photo of John Paulson.
NHL fines Wild forward Setoguchi for high-sticking incident
Minnesota Wild right wing Devin Setoguchi tries to screen Vancouver Canucks goalie Cory Schneider during the second period of their NHL hockey game in St. Paul, Minnesota March 19, 2012.
Of course Americans are linking pipelines to ecology. It’s the way of the future
U.S. President Barack Obama at the TransCanada Stillwater Pipe Yard in Cushing, Okla., in a photo from March, 22, 2012.
Canada to host U.S. in Olympic soccer semi-final rematch later this year
United States' Megan Rapinoe, left, prepares to kick the ball against Canada's Christine Sinclair, right, during their semi-final women's soccer match at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, in Manchester, England, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012.
Alleged Mafia ally at Quebec probe: 'If you mistreat me, I can mistreat you'
Nicolo Milioto testifies at the Charbonneau Inquiry in Montreal, Monday, Feb.18, 2013 in this screengrab image.
Alouettes introduce Dan Hawkins as new head coach
Montreal Alouettes' quarterback Anthony Calvillo, left, gestures following a press conference in Montreal, Tuesday, February 19, 2013, announcing Dan Hawkins, right, as new head coach of the CFL's Montreal Alouettes.
Russian focus puts chill on Carlsberg’s bottom line
Mandatory minimum sentences: effective or unfair?
The scales of justice
Burberry, Tom Ford, Erdem take the runways at London Fashion Week
The final grouping of looks featured dresses with cross-the-heart necklines (get it?). With the Academy Awards mere days away, one of these dresses would make a strong statement on the red carpet – and even more so on stage accessorized by an Oscar.
Ontario Liberals’ Throne Speech offers concessions to Tories, NDP
Jepsen, Bieber up for album of the year at Juno Awards
Justin Bieber performs in New York, Nov.7, 2012. Carly Rae Jepsen, Bieber, Celine Dion, Hedley and Marianas Trench will compete for album of the year at this year's Juno Awards.
Beware unrealistic budget spending forecasts
Bennett Jones scoops 11 FMC lawyers
Some lawyers say the ruling could dissuade companies from agreeing to co-operate in future price-fixing probes.
Detour Lake pours first gold bars, set to become Canada’s biggest producer
Gold bars are displayed at a gold jewellery shop in Chandigarh May 8, 2012.
Gazprom’s waning influence still packs a punch
A worker turns a valve at the Nesvizhskaya gas compressor station some 130 kilometres from Minsk, Belarus.
Canaccord slashes estimate of BlackBerry 10 sales by 85%
Three Blackberry Z10 devices are set up for a photo during a press event at a Rogers store in Toronto on Feb. 5 2013.
Vancouver chosen site of Canada-Italy Davis Cup tie in early April
Canada's Daniel Nestor, left, of Toronto, Ont., serves while playing with Vasek Pospisil against Spain's Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez during a Davis Cup tennis world group first-round tie doubles match in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday February 2, 2013.
U.S. home-builder sentiment slips, still near 7-year peak
In this Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, photo a new home is constructed in Pepper Pike, Ohio.
The four key earnings Canadians need to watch this week
Scott Barlow
At the open: Dow hits fresh 5-year high, office retailers surge
Traders Peter Tuchman, left, and Kevin Lodewick work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
Inmet drops rights plan ahead of First Quantum takeover deadline
Inmet’s Cobre Panama mine site.
In Bangladesh, a generation turns its politics to the angry past
A boy chants slogans during a mass demonstration demanding the execution of all war criminals, including Jamaat leader Abdul Kader Mullah, at Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka on Feb. 14, 2013.
Jerry Buss once dreamed of bringing the Stanley Cup to Hollywood
FILE - In this May 19, 1980 file photo, Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss gestures as the NBA championship team is honored with a parade in Los Angeles.
Gates: Microsoft made mistakes in early mobile strategy
Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates listens alongside Mexican businessman Carlos Slim (not pictured) during a news conference after taking part in the inauguration of a new research facility at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, or CIMMYT, in Texcoco outside Mexico City February 13, 2013.
Pistorius affidavit: 'I knew I had to protect Reeva and myself'
Oscar Pistorius awaits the start of court proceedings in the Pretoria Magistrates court, Feb. 19, 2013.
Did U.K. novelist go too far in her 'perfect plastic' comments on Kate Middleton?
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrives at Hope House addiction treatment centre in south London February 19, 2013.
China must de-escalate its ‘digital war’ immediately
A Chinese People's Liberation Army soldier stands guard in front of 'Unit 61398', a secretive Chinese military unit, in the outskirts of Shanghai, February 19, 2013. The unit is believed to be behind a series of hacking attacks, a U.S. computer security company said.
CN promotes veteran to fill open spot as COO
A CN train passes by Dorval station in Montreal, January 23, 2012.
Former Toronto figure-skating coach facing fresh sex-assault charges
Toronto Police Service handout picture of Kevin Michael Hicks, 53, of Toronto.
Non-residents cut holdings of Canadian securities by $1.9-billion
Canadian Dollar, concept of business and finance
Novartis nixes compensation package – and they won’t be the last
Daniel Vasella, chairman of Swiss drugmaker Novartis, drinks coffee before the annual news conference in Basel, January 23, 2013. Novartis said on February 19, 2013 it would scrap a 72 million Swiss franc ($77.98 million) pay package for outgoing chairman Vasella, bowing to mounting anger in Switzerland before an investor meeting on February 22.
Loonie closes more than half a cent lower
Canadian dollars
How to build a firewall without breaking the bank
Paul Volcker, former chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve and Chairman of President Barack Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board, addresses Canadian business leaders during the Changing Fortunes Round Table on economic recovery at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Alberta, September 10, 2010.
Man, 18, wanted in teen shooting, surrenders
In this file photo, RCMP cordon off a crime scene using police tape
BP says recovered oil could cut U.S. fine by $3.5-billion
Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon, off Louisiana, in this file handout photograph taken on April 21, 2010.
Syria children among 19 killed in Aleppo missile strike: NGO
A child stands on the remnants of a destroyed military vehicle in front of a damaged building in Al Inzarat district in Aleppo February 17, 2013.
Great-West bets on Europe with bid for Irish Life
Great-West Lifeco CEO Allen Loney
Morning Briefing: 'Hamburglar' hacks Burger King's Twitter account
A Miami Burger King restaurant.
BP, Reliance plan $5-billion investment to develop India natural gas field
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, right, and British Prime Minister David Cameron shake hands before a meeting in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. On his second visit to Britain's former colony, Cameron led a delegation of more than 100 British CEOS and investors and stopped first in Mumbai, India's financial capital.
Europe’s H&M aims to set up shop in India
The H&M store in downtown Toronto, Ont. Dec. 6, 2010.
MacDonald pulls out of UFC 158 with neck and back injury
Rory MacDonald gestures during the weigh-in
Premarket: S&P 500 heads for modest gains, Office Depot shares soar
Washington is right: Canada must confront its climate neglect
Demonstrators carry a replica of a pipeline during a march against the Keystone XL pipeline in Washington on Feb. 17, 2013.
FIFA confirms goal-line technology at 2014 World Cup
The goal-line monitoring device is demonstrated before the Club World Cup in Japan
Is there a global currency war? ‘Indeed,’ says David Rosenberg
Michael Babad
Andrew Bailey named Bank of England’s deputy governor
A general view of the Bank of England, seen, in the city of London, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009.
Danone to cut 900 jobs in ailing Europe
File photo of a Danone yogurt product.
Anger at funeral of Pistorius girlfriend Steenkamp
A mourner holding a picture of Reeva Steenkamp leaves after a memorial service at the Victoria Park Crematorium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Feb. 19, 2013.
Politics Today: Who will be Canada's first ambassador for religious freedom?
Men light candles during a candlelight vigil in commemoration of assassinated Pakistani Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti, in Lahore March 5, 2011.
European auto sales kick off 2013 with steep decline
In this Sept. 7, 2012 file photo, a Peugeot, left, and Citroen cars are parked in Paris.
Behind on RRSPs? Discount liver, Rockford Files
Patricia Dawn Robertson
Help! My new car won't match the company's fuel consumption ratings
2013 Hyundai Elantra
Getting hosed by the Canadian discount
Jim Stanford
Camelot on the Rideau? Don’t wait for it
Lawrence Martin
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